Bad Homburg Open: Gracheva advances to quarter-finals
Varvara Gracheva beat Sara Errani 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday and will face the winner of the match between Egyptian Mayar Sherif, the No 4 seed, and Italian Lucia Bronzetti in the next round
Russian Varvara Gracheva, the No 8 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Bad Homburg Open by beating Italian Sara Errani 6-2, 7-5 at Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe on Tuesday.
Gracheva, ranked No 43, will face the winner of the match between Egyptian Mayar Sherif, the No 4 seed, and Italian Lucia Bronzetti next.
Ahead of her victory, the 22-year-old Russian won against Romanian Jaqueline Cristian (6-2, 6-1).
Errani, ranked No 80, defeated Belgian qualifier Maryna Zanevska (6-2, 6-3) in the previous round of the Bad Hombourg tournament.
Bad Homburg WTA 250, other last 16 results (Bod Hombourg vor der Höhe, grass, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Katerina Siniakova vs. Evgeniya Rodina
- Mayar Sherif vs. Lucia Bronzetti
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Anna Blinkova
- Iga Swiatek vs. Jil Teichmann
- Bianca Andreescu vs. Rebeka Masarova
- Linda Noskova vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Alize Cornet vs. Emma Navarro: tuesday